Undocumented: 2 1/2 pancakes (they were made from Jiffy mix and didn’t taste that great, so the Boyfriend wanted bacon & eggs instead. I had the bacon with my yogurt instead of an egg I didn’t want.

Also undocumented: 2 too-large helpings of spaghetti with meat sauce for dinner, a partial bag of WW-endorsed “healthy Pop” microwave popcorn, some crackers, a single-serve bottle of chocolate milk, half of a Reeses’ PB cup, two more snickerdoodles and some more ice cream.

OK — I had the after-dinner sweets craving going on. Guess that’s what a carb-y meal does to me.

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Losing weight is easy …

... if you're in a coma, maybe. Most of us have to work at it — every day and every minute. It's not easy to make the right choices, to drink water instead of (diet) soda, pick the grilled chicken sandwich instead of a burger or choose to get up and get moving instead of lounging around in bed. After spening too long making the wrong choices, I've re-committed to a low-carb lifestyle. My choices may no longer be Weight Watchers- or Whole30- or paleo-approved, but the concept is the same: I'm still getting closer to my goal weight one choice at a time.

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Please note that I’m not a doctor, registered dietitian or fitness expert. I'm merely sharing my experiences with weight loss, cooking and life. This is what works for me—or sometimes doesn't. That doesn't mean it will/won't work for you. When it comes to your health and fitness, do your research. Everybody is different.